WIPO Worldwide Academy Founded March 1998 Challenges and Opportunities in IP Education, Training and Research Policy Development  Objective - To provide a forum for sharing information and training: – – – – – Government officials & decision-makers Policy advisors Judges Professors Diplomats Policy Development  WIPO Academy for the Judiciary Policy Development Participants (2002-2005): 2949 16% 7% Policy Advisors/ Decision Makers Professors Senior Law Enforcement Officials Ambassadors 61% 16% Education and Degree Program  Design of curricula  Design and implementation of diploma/degree programs in intellectual property  Design of teaching materials and WIPO Publications Education and Degree Program  Joint University Degree/Diploma Programs: – Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property with the University of Turin, Italy – Masters Program on Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights Law with the Faculty of Law/Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund University, Sweden Why the Worldwide Academy?  Need to create general awareness of intellectual property for all the actors concerned: Offices, Universities, policy makers, customs officers, private enterprises, especially SMEs, etc…)  Lack of specialized human resources in the field of IP Academy’s Response  Setting up of 5 Programs: – – – – – Professional Development Program Policy Development Program Education and Degree Program Research and Executive Program Distance Learning Program Professional Development Objective - to train professional staff in: • IP Offices • IGOs Professional Development  Courses Include: – Legal, administrative & economic aspects of IP – Patent documentation, search & examination techniques – Trademark law and administration Professional Development – Administration of trademarks – Copyright & related rights – Programs carried out in cooperation with partner institutions Professional Development Total participants (2002-2005): 921 Copyright and Industrial Property: Beneficiaries 42% Industrial Property Copyright 58% Education and Degree Program – Diploma course on IP with IGNOU, India – Diploma course with UNISA, South Africa – Diploma course with University of Bucharest, Romania Education and Degree Program Research & Executive Program  IP Research for industry and practitioners – Strengthen leadership quality in the IP field of individuals and organizations – Foster professional, intellectual and personal development for more effective management of IP – High value added, sophisticated and focused programs in IP asset management, IP valuation, patent drafting, etc. Research & Executive Program Distance Learning • Cost effective • Flexible • Large audiences • Specialization & customization • State-of-art information • Core faculty of tutors Distance Learning Courses:  DL-001: Primer on IP, in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese  DL-101: General Course on IP, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish – – – – 8605 students - 2005 10067 students - 2004 8338 students - 2003 4698 students - 2002 Distance Learning Reaching the unreached Distance Learning  DL-201: Copyright and Related Rights – 242 in 2005  DL-202: E-Commerce and IP – 171 in 2005  DL-205: Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention – 61 in 2005 Distance Learning  Forthcoming: – – – – – – – – Biotechnology and IP Patent Course Patent Drafting Course Patent Information Search Traditional Knowledge (TK) and IP Course for SME Arbitration and Mediation Course on Licensing Distance Learning 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 2000-2005 Distance Learning Beneficiaries 9% 3% 11% Private Sector & Others Students IP Professionals Government Professors 19% 58% Distance Learning Economic Groupings 7000 6000 5000 Developing Countries CIS 4000 3000 Industrialized Countries 2000 1000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005
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